Online Resource
Cham :Springer International Publishing AG,
UID:
edoccha_9961493213102883
Format:
1 online resource (111 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9783031561016
Note:
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: A Tipping Point in Restitution Claims -- A Shift Begins -- A Tipping Point -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2: Reframing the Narrative -- The Horniman as a Colonial Museum -- Confronting the Colonial Legacy -- Covid-19, Murder of George Floyd and the Reset Agenda -- Consultation on the Future of the Benin Artworks -- Response to the Consultation -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3: The Looting and Its Legacy -- Claims for Restitution -- Restitution at the Horniman -- Receipt of the Claim for Return of the Benin Objects -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4: The Issues -- Powers of Disposal -- How to Define the Objects in Scope? -- Communications -- First Considerations, Feb-March 2022 -- First Direct Discussion with NCMM -- Further Returns Announced -- Consultation with Regular Visitors -- Consultation with School Children -- Meeting of Restitution Subcommittee 20 June -- The Final Decision -- Application to the Charity Commission -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5: After the Decision -- The Public Announcement -- The Reaction -- Transfer of Ownership and Physical Return -- Transfer of Title -- Export Licences -- Loan Agreements -- Government Indemnity Scheme (GIS) -- Documentation and Images -- The Handover Ceremony and Press Conference -- Media Response to the Handover -- Chapter 6: Recent Developments and Longer-Term Reflections -- The Beginning of a Relationship -- The Redisplay -- Developing Digital Access -- Contestation -- The Benin Kingdom Practised Slavery and Human Sacrifice So the Looting Was Justified -- The Objects Will Not Be Looked After Properly in Nigeria -- The Floodgates Will Open -- To Whom Should the Objects Be Returned? -- Impact on the Horniman -- Wider Prospects -- Bibliography -- Bibliography -- Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783031561009
Language:
English
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